Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-11
TELEGRAPHIc BREyITIEs.

-Four persons were killed near Stafford,
Va, yesterday by lightning.
Edison the electrician, is said to be in
very delicate health, and there is not much
hope of his recovery.
A man named Houston is under arrest
at Fresno for criminal assault upon his IA
year-old stepdaughter.
Senator Dolph's daughter will be mar
| ried in Washington on the Goth, to Rich
ard Nixon, a New Orleans Journalist.
There is a report that Hong Di, the Co.
lusa Chinese murderer, has been seen near
Knights Landing, Yolo county, but it is
not credited
]. E. Dixon, proprietor of the Russ House
at Tucson, A. T., is missing. He is believed
to have wandered off on the desert and
died of thirst
General Aaron Fletcher Stevens died
yesterday at Nashua. n H, from kidney
difficulty, arising from wounds received in
battle before Petersburg.
A notorious Chinawoman died in Yreka
| from an overdose of opium. The Chinese
believe the house she died i'll to be pos
sessed of devils, and have torn it down.
The suit of d. c.. Clanton VS.. the Wood
land Democrat and Yolo Mall for $25, 900
damages has been transferred from Santa
Rosa by change of venue to Yolo county.
Julius B. Bocwold, about "a years of
age, working for Vann Brothers, near st.
Helena, disappeared on Sunday evening
with the intention of committing suicide.
The u. S. war steamer Alliance has gone
to the African coast with orders to seize
| the American schooner Emma Jane, which
Is believed to be engaged in the slave trade.
\ young man who recently arrived from
the East, is sick at You Bet in Nevada
county. and the attending physician is in
doubt whether he has measles or small
pox.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank Of
Los Angeles has increased its capital stock
from 500, 900 to $500, 900, without touching
the surplus accumulated of between $780,,
600 and 100000, thus giving the bank a
working capital of more than 81 100000.
The authorities on Mare Island have re.
ceived orders to commence work on the
Hartford, and few laborers and ship-car.
penters have been taken on in the con.
struction department. A large force will
not be put TO work until the boilers are
taken out.
Last Saturday evening daughter of A
A. Guernsey, of Livermore, Alameda
county, who was alone in the house while
her parents were absent, shot at and nearly
killed a Chinaman who had brought home
the weeks wash. She got the idea that he
meant mischief.
The Nevada and California Railroad
Company is making rapid progress in ex.
tending its road north from Reno. II has
about 500 hands at work, and has com.
pleted the grading for distance of six
miles. A permanent location for the road
way has been completed to Hot Springs
Lassen county, and the engineers corps are
now proceeding with the survey to Made
line Plains.
One year ago ex-State Senator Charlie.
Maclay, of San Fernando, gave the Uni
yersity Oh Southern California $3.50, 600 tC
endow the Maclay Theological College a
San Fernando, offering the Trustees then
choice of taking the gift in money or lane
at San Fernando. They choose the latter
and took 1000 acres A transfer of th,
land was made to them Saturday., OOI
acres at $3.50 per acre. They have already
sold $4,000 worth at $500 and $3.50 pei
acre, and the price is steadily rising. Sen
ator Maclay's gift will probably net tn,
university 1925 600.